Railway-switch.



No. 793,990 PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. S. ULARY.

RAILWAY SVHTGH.

APPLICATION FIX-ET) SEPT.16, 1904.

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ttlrvirbn Starts Patented July 4, 1905,

Parent ttrriea SIMON ()LARY, OF CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVAN[A.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,990, dated July 4t, 1905.

Application filed September 16, 1904=. Serial No. 224,676.

To on whom it many eon/(tern:

lie it known that I, Simon OLAILL", a citizen oil" the United States of America, residing at t arnegie, in the county of Allegheny and t ltate ot Pennsylvania have invented certain new and use'l ul Improvements in Railwayt lwitehes ot which the tollowing .is a specification, reference being had therein to the aecompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to switeh-rails, and has tor its object to provide a novel term of switeh-rail, wherein the same can be manutaetured at a comparatively small expense and operated with considerable ease.

The invention as contemplated by me aims to provide a switch rail or tongue, which may be termed ot a 'lt-rail, it having been heretoilore necessary to machine the T-rails in order to permit of the proper Imsitioning ot the same in relation to a rail.

lln Forming my improved switch rail or tongue I have provided novel means wherelrv a rail can be used without machining the base ot the same, and in order to accomplish this l have employed a rail-plate and a novel lorm ot rail, whereby the T-rail may be eorrectly positioned in respect to a rail.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel eonstruetion, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinattcr more fully described and spccitically pointed out in the claims.

ln describing the invention in detail retorence is had to th acrompanying drawings, Forming a part of this application, and wherein like numerals ot reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in. which- Figure 1 is an end view of my improved switch-rail, showing the same in position upon a tie and its relative position to a rail. Fig. '2 is a top plan view ot a switch, showing my improved switehsrail in position. Fig. 55 is liragnientary perspective view of the switch-rail. Fig. lis a perspective view oli the rail-plate employed in connection. with the switeh'rails. Fig. 5 a detail perspective view of a portion of a rail used in conneetion with my improved switch-rail.

lleretotore where switch rails or tongues have been employed it has been necessary to machine the T-rail in order that when the switch rail or tongue is installed that sueh rail or tongue may be properly positioned in respect to a rail, and the "IF-rails have been machined to permit of the movement of said "l'-rail over the base ot the rail, this machining of the t -rails being a considerably expensive and troublesome Feature in the manufacture of switch rails or tongues, and my .invention contemplates providing a, switch rail or tongue whereby this inconvenience is dispensed with. In order to dispense with. the maehining of these t -rails. I employ a railplate 1, which is eleartv illustrated in Fig. 4L- ot the drawings, this raiilplate being of a. sutlicient length to term a seat for the trackrail anda guide-phite tor the switch rail or tongue. The rail-plate is provided with. a cut-away portion 2, forming a seat for a track-rail and the ends of said plate are provided with apertures il: -l-, whereby the same may be spiked or otherwise secured to the ties 5. The sections of the track-rails which are employed adjacent to my improved switch rails or tongues have the base portion 7 on one side of the rail on a plane below the portion (3 of the base on the opposite side ot the rail, this lowered [bulge of the base portion ot the rail extending the entire distance along the rail to permit of the unwement ot the switch rail or tongue to ward against the rail-section 2). its illustratcd in l'ig. 2 ot the drawings, this low ered tlange ot the base portion ot the rail ex tends approximately the distance o'l one tie to the other; but the same may vary according to the contact-surl ace of the switch rail. or tongue with the rail In constructing a railroad the plates 1 are secured upon the ties and the rail-sections 3 secured upon said plates by the ordinary type of rail, it'astcner and support 8, and in placing the rail-sections upon said plate the lowered tlange portion T of each rail is placed in the seat 2, whereby the top surface ot this lowered flange portion '7 will be horizontally alined with. the top oil. the plate 1. and. a.

smooth surface provided for the movement of the switch tongue or rail, which will now be described. This switch rail or tongue is formed of an angular T-rail 9, the vertical portion of which is provided with a tapering edge 10, whereby the same may be moved into close proximity to the rail-section 3. This switch-rail is provided near its end with a plate 11, that is provided with lugs 12 12, this plate being secured to the switch-rail by any desired means, bolts and nuts being commonly employed. In the lugs 12 12 a switchrod 1%. is secured, this rod passing under the base portions of the opposite rails, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings that the machining of the switch-rails or T-rails is entirely dispensed with and that a smooth and plain surface is provided for the path. of travel of the said switch rail or tongue, and while I have herein shown the plates 1 as beingmade of separate castings I wish it to be understood that if it be so desired these plates may be made of a considerable length in order to support one or more switch-rails, and other changes may be made without departing from the general spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a rail, said rail having a portion of one side of its base countersunk. of a plate, said plate having a seat formed therein for the reception of said countersunk portion of the rail, a switchrail formed of a T-rail, and means for operating said switch-rail upon said plate and said countersunk portion of the rail, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a rail, said rail having a portion of its base countersunk, means for supporting said rail upon a tie, a switch-rail, and means for operating said switch-rail in relation to the main rail.

3. A rail having a tread and web of T shape in cross-section, and having a base consisting of flanges projecting from opposite sides of the web, the base-flange on one side being on a plane below the base-flange on the other side.

4. A rail con'lprising a tread and web of T-shape in cross-section, and having baseflanges projecting from the web in different planes, said tread being beveled on one side at one end of the rail.

5. In a switch, the combination of a rail, the inwardly-extending base-flange of said rail extending below the outwardly-extending base-flange, and a switch-rail moving upon said inwardly-extending flange.

6. In a switch, the combination of a rail having a seat formed upon one of its flanges, and a switch-rail slidingly secured upon said seat, substantially as described.

7. In a switch, the combination of a rail having one of its base-flanges extending on a different plane than the other base-flange, and a movable switclrrail slidingly secured upon the lower base-flange, substantially as described.

8. In a switch, the combination of a rail, having a base-flange projecting outwardly from both sides of the rail-web, the portion of the base-flange projecting from one side of the rail-web being on a plane below that of the portion of the base-flange projecting from the opposite side of the rail-web, and a switch-rail mounted to slide on the lower portion of the base-flange.

9. In a switch, the combination of a rail having a base-flange arranged at right angles to the web portion of the rail on a plane below the base portion of the rail on the opposite side of said web, and a sliding switchrail mounted on the lowermost base portion of the rail, substantially as described.

10. In a switch, a rail having a tread and web of T shape in cross-section, and having the upper face of the base-flange on one side of the rail on the same plane as the underneath face of the base-flange on the opposite side of the rail, as and for the purpose described.

11. A rail having a tread and web of T shape in cross-section and provided with a base-flange on one side having its upper and lower faces in parallel planes.

12. In a switch, the combination with a T- rail, of a rail-plate having a seat to receive the base-flange on one side of the rail-web and bring the upper face of said base-flange in a plane with the upper face of the railplate.

13. In a switch, the combination with a rail having the base-flanges on opposite sides in different planes, of a rail-plate on which the uppermost base-flange of the rail rests and which has a seat to receive the lowermost base-flange of the rail and bring the upper face of said lowermost base-flange in the same plane as the upper face of the railplate.

l-L. In combination with a rail-plate having a seat, a rail having its base-flange on one side received in said seat with its upper face in plane with the upper face of the railplate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SIMON OLARY.

\Vitnesses K. H. BUTLER, E. E. POTTER. 

